the 1920s post war programs decentralised urban living so much that we never intentionally built anywhere for foot traffic until recent decades. America also being bigger than the size of the entire european continent also helped give the idea that we had room to spare, of course. But as it is now, the damage is done and cars are unfortunately irreplaceable for medium and small american towns- they are simply too spread out. And cost of living is so high in the cities that only rich or well-off people live there, and they have cars anyways of course.
it would take decades of intentional policies to enrich the people, encourage population centralization, and provide high-quality/far-reaching alternative transportation to reduce the reliance on cars.
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u/rooneystar Feb 27 '25
Tbh with his age he shouldnt be driving at all.